last night i dreamt that MT had returned. as in, he'd disappeared for years and years (which in a sense he really has since I haven't seen him since what, 1995?) but yeah he was back, came to look for me, looked totally different (though only realised this when i woke up, hadn't struck me in the dream) and we had an amazing reunion... all this ( Read more... )

I did lots of work today. Steadily through the day. It helped a little that once in a while the dog would come and say hello, get a pat and sit with me ( Read more... )

Not too bad a Saturday, woke to blue skies. Clouding over now though and rain is expected over the rest of the weekend. My mood often mirrors the sky, and that is probably a good reason to move to Nelson region which gets the most sunny days in all of NZ ( Read more... )

This week I only spent 2 days at my own placement and only 1 with my supervisor. I spent one day at the acute psychiatric ward in town and another at the adolescent acute mental health unit out at Kenepuru ( Read more... )

Day 3 in welly and day 1 on the job ( Read more... )

it's the end of week 2 and we're away after week 4 and i haven't got accommodation! but i'm not terribly worried because i know God will provide at the right time ( Read more... )

the past few days have been very cook-y ( Read more... )

last night the couple we were with looked rather scandalised when i said i thought food, and eating, was too repetitive for me. eat, eat, eat, three meals a day. these days i'm rather over food. never know what i want to eat, and while i'll happily make something that either cleverly uses ingredients we have or that sounds new and interesting (or ( Read more... )

Since I have been entirely unoccupied this summer, I have taken the opportunity to do some cooking and baking. Haven't taken any photos; these days it's more satisfying to see the husband enjoying himself than to have pictures to prove to myself that I once cooked this or that. I take this as a sign of becoming more comfortable and mature in this ( Read more... )